DICE On Battlefield 5: Less About Story, More Destruction

When the New York Times asked DICE producer Patrick Bach what gamers can expect from the fifth installment, Bach said simply- "More features, more extras, more destruction."

He added that he believes it's the gameplay that has rocketed the franchise to success, and the narrative plays second fiddle. He said "the story is just the coating on the game" and in fact, now it's more about the experience of sitting down to play. He also said something kinda strange:

"I hate to say this, but storytelling does not come naturally to Swedes. But we’re good at designing systems, and that’s what these games really are. Minecraft puts a box in front of you and says, ‘Do whatever you want with it.’ Battlefield is a system designed for entertainment rather than for telling you a story."

That's basically true. Nobody plays shooters for the story. Then again, that doesn't necessarily mean a FPS can't have a well-written and compelling narrative; it just means they usually don't. The unfortunate part is that if you focus too much on story, you'll probably lose your target audience, and DICE understands that.

okay forget I said f2p, actually thinking about it I don't want to see it happen. Dice should experience doing a mp only title like zipper did with MAG, bigger and better that would be interesting.Last edited by AcHiLLiA on 10/21/2013 8:01:59 PM

That being the case, I really don't understand why they don't just turn it into an MP-only title. If they're going to implement a single player campaign there needs to be a thread running through it to tie it all together and give it context. Reducing a focus on story will be ridiculous.

well yea figures as much BF4 is out for NZ in a week and a half so yeah it figures that they are looking to the next game and yeah i'd say what they say with regards to more of what we have come to expect it reasonably predictable.

if DICE do BF5 before they release ME2, SWBF, and BFBC3 i swear to god im flying to sweeden and slapping them with the biggest fish i can find!perfect example why nothing can become popular these days, the minute it does its watered down to a inch of its life and milked dryer than the surface of the sun!